Well, I did it. I went to see Les Miserablés. You can thank the AMPAS for that. I am on a bit of an Oscar bender at the moment. When they announced the nominations ten days ago, there were 30 nominated full length features that I had not seen. Now there are 22. I know; […]
Category Archives: Movies
The 85th Academy Award Nominations
It appears that my moviegoing life just keeps getting worse and worse. Two years ago when the Oscar Nominations were announced, I had seen 7 out of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture. Last year I had only seen 3 out of 9, a tragic drop from 70% to 33%. But this year the […]
A Review of Les Miserablés From Someone Who Has Not Seen the Film
I have not seen the new film Les Miserablés. I just wanted to point that out right away. However it seems as though almost all of my friends on Facebook have seen it, and they all have very strong opinions. The weird thing is though, that half of them are warning everyone who will listen […]
Either Someone Died or My Mother Is Really Annoying
Like all people, every now and again I need to rant about my mother in a public forum that she will read about later. This is one of those times. So my wife and I were on our date Friday night, going to see the movie “Argo.” This is a very fine film, by the […]
Babies Hate Twilight
I love many things that are terrible. I freely admit it. But terrible in a “mass produced for generic public consumption way,” not in an “objectively terrible” way. For instance, I like Katy Perry. I like her not in spite of that fact that she uses a limited number of chords and includes thumping background […]
Brave vs. Madagascar 3
Something crazy happened this past week. Somehow the universe aligned and, for the first time since before I had kids probably, I went to see three different movies. Not from the Redbox, not on the television, but in an actual movie theater! I feel so spoiled. Two of the movies I took my whole family […]
When People Don’t Get Your Pop Culture References
The other night, after a particularly busy burger night, I was commiserating with a fellow employee about how dirty and tired we were. I noticed a layer of ash covering my hands and arms, which prompted me to say “They look like good strong hands, don’t they? I always thought that’s what they were.” This […]
Why The Avengers is Awesome
Is “The Avengers” the best movie of all time? Probably not. Is it my favorite movie of all time? I guess time will tell, but it has certainly jumped toward the top of the list, and there can be no doubt that it is one of the best “comic book movies” of the past decade […]
Romance vs. Comedy
I admit it. I enjoy a good romantic comedy. There’s no shame in that, right? But, I mean, not the romance part obviously. I like the comedy parts! They are funny! That other stuff is lame. Last night we rented a great romantic comedy with a terrible title. “What’s Your Number?” was the newest flick […]
The Third One Was Terrible
I am currently in New York for another audition, and on the train ride here I was deeply engrossed in book three of the Hunger Games trilogy. Well, mildly engrossed. Ok, it basically kept my interest, but I have to say, it was kind of disappointing. I’m not quite done yet, but something about the […]